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'Toccata and Fugue' Arranged for Floppy Drive Quartet

by Terrence O'Brien on February 10, 2011 at 04:00 PM

Sometimes aging computer components can be repurposed to create beautiful music, but most of the time they simply make a terrifying racket. Thankfully, this video is evidence of the former. YouTube user FunToTheHead arranged Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue' for a floppy drive quartet, with four drives blasting one of the most iconic melodies ever concocted.

Tags: floppy, floppy drive quarted, floppy drives, FloppyDriveQuarted, FloppyDrives, music, retro, top

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